Videos

Shows

First Fridays at the Cedarburg Cultural Center will highlight the Center's commitment to the community by showcasing the best local bands in a family friendly facility. Join us for a jam-packed evening of live music, local artist’s booths and spectacular food featuring some of the area’s best culinary talent creating an unforgettable entertainment experience. First Fridays is a perfect way to kick-start your weekend with dinner from an array of food vendors and kid friendly crafts activities from 5:30-7:00 pm. Check out a variety of artisans, gallery exhibits and enjoy lively music (5:30-9:30pm) that will make you dance the night away.

2014 Blues Blast Music Award Nominee, 4 Time WAMI Winner and nationally charting Living Blues and Roots Music Report Artist, Tweed Funk, returns to HOB Chicago! What else can we say. Love being in the regular rotation at this great venue on the Back Porch Stage!

Potawatomi Hotel and Casino Event Center
The Metro Milwaukee area’s best restaurants are all under one roof! Taste the signature entrees of many of Milwaukee’s newest and best restaurants at this premier dining event while enjoying live music entertainment, cocktails, raffles and a fantastic auction.
Event Features:
Live music entertainment by Tweed Funk!
Photo booth courtesy of Instant Keepsake Photo Booths
Your chance to win a DIAMOND, courtesy of Harry Glinberg Jewelers
Amazing silent auction
Free drink ticket
$1000 prize raffle…and more!

Please arrive early and better yet make a dinner reservation to enjoy of the top steakhouses in the country. Also, the Ribs are some of the best we have ever had - please try them! Join us in the Alley Cat lounge from 8 pm to 11 pm where we shot our video for "Blues In My Soul" and better yet come for dinner and some of the best food in Milwaukee. Reservations are a must for dinner!! "One of America's Best Steakhouses" - Travel & Leisure Magazine

Bio:
Formed in late 2010, Tweed Funk’s national ascent has been driven by their horn-fueled, Memphis flavored blues, roots, and soul. This Milwaukee, Wisconsin 6 piece soul-blues revue is fronted by Joseph "Smokey" Holman, who recorded under Curtis Mayfield in the early 70's. Tweed Funk boasts 4 Wisco...See Full Bio

“(Tweed) Funk open with the funky Stax-influenced ‘Blues In My Soul’, a showcase for Smokey’s strident vocals and the horns of Jon Lovas and Kevin Klemme. ‘Time to Burn’ is a powerful and hypnotic and brooding blues that allows JD Optekar to stretch out with some fine blues guitar – the classic ‘Let The Good Times roll’ is performed BB King style with Optekar again to the fore – whilst ‘Hoodoo Power’ strays into Otis Redding territory replete with infectiously riffing horns and soulful backing vocals.”

"Tweed Funk met and surpassed all expectations at their performance during the 2013 Jazz in the Park series! They deliver a high-energy and lively performance that is sure to get people on the dance floor. Their energy is infectious!"

— Peter Adams,Assistant Director, East Town Association

“Tweed Funk truly rocked the Marquette Area Blues Fest. They had the crowd dancing from the first song. These guys are not only great musicians, they're showmen too!”

— Mark "Stony" Stonerock,President, Marquette Area Blues Society

“Tweed Funk opened the 4th Annual Byron Crossroads Blues Festival and had the crowd up dancing from the start. Smokey worked the crowd into a frenzy with his great singing and then his dancing and interacting with the fest goers created quite the buzz. We also got so many great comments on JD's guitar and the horn section that we would love to have them return for a future engagement with us!”

“Performing a muscular blend of blues and funk that evokes groups like the Kinsey Report, the Bone Shakers, Funkadelic, Living Colour, and early Red Hot Chili Peppers, this Milwaukee quartet knows how to lock into a groove with equal parts fury and finesse.”

— Thomas J. Cullen III,Blues Revue Magazine - CD Review - Bringin It

“Blues diva Thornetta Davis will be shouting the blues while talk of the industry, Tweed Funk, will provide some sweet soul funk with a hint of blueness.”

“On Fine Wine, the opening track, they provide R&B show band swagger on the strengths of lead vocalist Joseph "Smokey" Holman. Smokey is a seasoned pro, and it shows...His (JD Optekar) All Over You is a fiery freight train that features his exquisite work. Elsewhere, he shows a propensity for slinky funk, powerful blues licks, and overall expertise.”

— Tom Speed,Living Blues Magazine, Issue #222

“With J.D. Optekar and producer Greg Koch supplying the guitar oomph, Tweed Funk takes the listener on an aural tour of various soul and blues roads without diluting any of the strength of those various avenues. Whether it's J.B. funk, old-school horn driven R&B, or a simple shuffle, the fellows know how to work it.”